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Photos: Teen injured in marathon bombings goes to prom

A teenage girl injured in the Boston Marathon bombings is attending her senior prom Tuesday evening.

Sydney Corcoran, 18, and her mother, Celeste, were injured in the April 15 attacks.

Lowell High School's senior prom is being held at Lowell Memorial Auditorium. Sydney told Newscenter 5 that she keeps tearing up, saying she's just so happy to be able to spend this night with her friends.

Sydney graduates from high school on June 7.

Sydney suffered near-fatal shrapnel wounds and a torn femoral artery.

Sydney Corcoran, 18, and her mother, Celeste, were injured in the attacks. Sydney was crowned prom queen at Lowell High School's senior prom.

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